Have been busy this past week trying to fence in my 2.5-3 acre marsh as a secondary
foraging area for my herd of goats, as their main pasturage is getting a bit sparse.
Anyway I'd taken a small break and doing something else in the same area, when I
heard a strange sound like something scrambing up a tree nearby; slipping and
falling.into the water. Initially thought it was just a squirrel, but then realized that I'd
never seen one out that far from 'dry' land. Didn't have my glasses on and the critter
was about 135-150 feet away, but as I watched the area, saw a wild mink emerge
from the water and re-attempted his earlier scramble back up the tree and continue
climbing to the top; about 12 feet up. Decided to move closer to investigate further,
as I'd never seen a wild mink out and about at 4:30pm; in broad daylight no less!
As I approached to around 25-30 feet, he got nervous and dove out of the lower
branches and disappeared into the thick grasses. Knew we had weasels out there,
as have seen them both alive and dead, but this mink, was a special treat.
